Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Drift by C.J. Tudor

5 reviews

hyperbooktivity's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Not entirely sure why the author is so obsessed with the gender binary; “he or she”, “him or her”, “male or female, it was hard to tell with the hoodie”, “man or woman, it was too dark to tell”. Just say “them”, “they”, “person”, “figure” etc, it's 2023.

Quite a bit of fatphobia as well, and an unnecessary rape scene that literally just existed for shock value.

Completely chilling in every sense of the word, the relentless pace and plot twists of varying impacts mixed with an excellent use of mini-cliffhangers makes this an absolute page turner and in terms of story and atmosphere possibly the best thriller I’ve read this year.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia and Rape

amylwest's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Gore

valmai's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Gore

aileron's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia, Classism, Self harm, and Vomit

diannasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Thank you netgalley and Random House Ballantine books for the advanced copy! 

I wasn’t sure if I was going to like this book at first because there were so many characters and I was having trouble keeping them straight. However, it soon clicked and the story flowed beautifully after! This book was fast paced for me, my heart was racing at some parts. It was very well written and I felt like I was there with the characters! I went into the story blind and I’m so glad I did. It was a very wild ride! It shows you how humanity can behave during an apocalypse, and people show their worst sides. 

Please check triggers before diving into the story. It is very dark, but amazing! I read it very fast and I really want to read more by the author. I did want to know more about the whistlers though! I would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of thrillers, horror and dystopian!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Addiction, Fatphobia, Murder, Medical content, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death